Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, why the publication of the latest Quarterly Service Personnel Statistics has been delayed.
The publication of UK Armed Forces Quarterly Service Personnel Statistics for 1 Jan 2026 has been delayed due to technical issues affecting data quality and has a release date of 2 April 2026. This is stated in the Statistics release calendar: Quarterly Service Personnel Statistics: 1 January 2026 - Accredited official statistics announcement - GOV.UK